Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way

Although the Milky Way is the most studied and best understood galactic system, there are many fundamental questions about our Galaxy that remain unanswered. This book concentrates on those questions which have the widest applicability in all of astrophysics, and for which answers are most likely to...

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Other Authors: Blitz, Leo (Editor), Teuben, Peter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
Series:International Astronomical Union Symposia
Subjects:
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